Processed: Bug #987266 affects LTS stretch

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > unarchive 987266 Bug #987266 {Done: Aurelien Jarno } [libc6] preinst check for kernel release > 255 may no longer be needed Unarchived Bug 987266 > found 987266 2.24-11+deb9u4 Bug #987266 {Done: Aurelien Jarno } [libc6] preinst check for kernel

Bug#987266: The preinst check for kernel release >255 broke my LTS upgrade

Hi, this check just broke the dist-upgrade of my server, going from jessie to stretch. While my machine is a vserver with a kernel 4.4.268 which is not part of the Debian OS that I control, the current Debian kernel in stretch is 4.9.290-1 if I'm not mistaken, so I guess it's also affected. So i